Big Concerts Coming to Virginia in October 2026

October is almost here, and in addition to bringing fun fall festivals, you can expect to find incredible live music performances throughout Virginia. From major country acts to the biggest names in rock, pop, and R&B, catch your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.

NOTE: This is not a complete list of shows and certain schedules may change. Please check with the individual venues for the most up-to-date details
 

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MUSIC FESTIVALS

2nd Street Festival – Richmond

It’s the 38th year of this legendary Richmond fest, which takes over the streets of Jackson Ward for two days, Oct. 3-4. The free event includes live music across three stages, plus local artisans, food, and drink.  
 

Blue Highway Fest – Big Stone Gap

Live performances are the main draw for this four-day mountain festival celebrating bluegrass and roots music, food, and culture. Oct. 8-11. Get tickets.
 

Richmond Folk Festival — Richmond

One of Virginia's favorite festivals, the Folk Fest brings dozens of performing groups from around the world to the riverfront. Music, dance, crafts, a vendor marketplace, and plenty of food and drink round out the weekend of free fun. 
 

Blue Ridge Folklife Festival – Ferrum

The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum hosts this annual festival, which shares folk traditions from Southwest Virginia stretching back hundreds of years. Enjoy music across multiple stages, plus horse pulls, mule jumping contests, games, moonshiners, vintage tractors, and more. Oct. 24. Get tickets.
 

RICHMOND CONCERTS

At The National

• October 3 – The Midnight
• October 5 – Public Image Ltd
• October 10 – The World of Cat Stevens
• October 11 – Basement
• October 13 – Machine Girl
• October 14 – sunn O)))
• October 15 – Trampled By Turtles
• October 17 – Thundercat
• October 20 – The Living Tombstone
• October 22 – Ashley McBryde
• October 23 – Soccer Mommy & Snail Mail
• October 24 – Dying Fetus & Senguisugabogg
• October 25 – Avery Anna
• October 26 – Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE
• October 28 – Jackson Dean
• October 29 – Bassvictim
• October 30 – Movements
• October 31 – Black Kray & smokedope2016

At The Broadberry

• October 1 – High June
• October 2 – Kevin Atwater
• October 3 – Suggesting Rhythm
• October 7 – Andy Thomas
• October 8 – Lucero
• October 10 – Shawn James
• October 11 – Show Me The Body
• October 13 – Lamp
• October 14 – Boombox
• October 16 – The Brook & The Bluff
• October 17 – Noah Gundersen
• October 19 – Andrew McMahon
• October 23 – White Ford Bronco
• October 27 – Skeleton Crewe
• October 30 – Full Moon Fever (Tom Petty Tribute)

At the Altria Theater

• October 3 – Travis Tritt
• October 17 – for KING + COUNTRY
• October 23 – Anthony Hamilton & Raheem DeVaughn
• October 30 – Alice Cooper

At the Dominion Energy Center

• October 9 – Richmond Symphony: Nashville Hitmakers
• October 14 – The Phil Collins Story (Phil Collins Tribute)
• October 20 – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning  

At the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront

• October 3 – Turnpike Troubadours
• October 6-7 – PHISH

At Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway

• October 29 – Hudson Westbrook

At After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion

• October 24 – Clint Black & Midland
   

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At John Paul Jones Arena

• October 8 – Weird Al Yankovic

At the Ting Pavilion

• October 4 – Whiskey Myers

At The Jefferson Theater

• October 2 – The California Honeydrops
• October 3 – Noah Rinker
• October 7 – Fred Armisen
• October 9 – Mo Lowda & The Humble
• October 10 – Morgan Wade
• October 15 – Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
• October 16 – Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
• October 17 – Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band
• October 23 – Big Something & Kendall Street Company
• October 24 – The Legwarmers (80s Tribute)
• October 27 – GWAR

At The Paramount Theater

• October 1 – David Foster & Katharine McPHee
• October 16 – Lucinda Williams
• October 18 – The Carpenters Songbook
• October 30 – Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Masquerade
   

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

• October 1 – Micky Dolenz
• October 3 – Trouble Man (Marvin Gaye Tribute)
• October 8 – Lynch Mob
• October 9 – Dillon Carmichael
• October 10 – Del McCoury Band
• October 11 – Xtreme Queen (Queen Tribute)
• October 16 – Double Vision (Foreigner Tribute)
• October 17 – Forever Simon & Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel Tribute)
• October 24 – Stryper
• October 25 – Yellow Brick Road (Elton John Tribute)
• October 29 – GCS
• October 30 – Foghat
• October 31 – Frontiers (Journey Tribute)
   

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Caesars Virginia in Danville

• October 16 – The Temptations & The Four Tops
• October 17 – Afroman
• October 23 – Daughtry
• October 24 – Jesse McCartney
• October 31 – Charlie Wilson
   

HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach

• October 17 – Five Finger Death Punch

At The Dome by Rutter Mills in Virginia Beach

• October 9 – Chief Keef
• October 15 – Brand New
• October 17 – The Story So Far
• October 20 – Steve Lacy
• October 28 – Hudson Westbrook
• October 31 – Babyface

At The NorVa in Norfolk

• October 7 – The California Honeydrops
• October 8 – Lauren Alaina
• October 9 – Jon B.
• October 13 – AFI
• October 15 – All Them Witches
• October 16 – Bethel Music
• October 20 – Alana Springsteen
• October 23 – Desi Alexander
• October 24 – Kai Wachi
• October 27 – Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE
• October 31 – Movements

At Chartway Arena in Norfolk

• October 16 – CeCe Winans
   

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

• October 1 – Austin Meade
• October 3 – Better Off Dead
• October 4 – Keith Harkin
• October 8 – T.3
• October 9 – Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute)
• October 10 – John R. Miller
• October 16 – Sterling Elza
• October 23 – Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers
• October 25 – James & Joel (James Taylor & Billy Joel Tribute)
• October 28 – Grave Robber, Axecident, Left Off
• October 29 – Mike Frazier

At the Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington

• October 2-3 – Rising Appalachia

At the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville

• October 10 – Kipyn (Kai) Martin
• October 17 – Main Street Chamber Orchestra: Vienna, Then and Now
• October 22 – Riley Kerns
• October 24 – Kalos
   

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At Berglund Center in Roanoke

• October 22 - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning

At Dr. Pepper Park in Roanoke

• October 1 – Blackberry Smoke
• October 2 – Rodney Atkins
• October 3 – Wyatt Flores
• October 23 – Saving Abel x Scotty Austin

At the Salem Civic Center in Salem

• October 7 – Weird Al Yankovic
• October 23 – Roanoke Symphony Orchestra: Sinatra & The American Songbook

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

• October 4 – Margo Price
• October 15 – Johnnyswim
• October 16 – Tuba Skinny
• October 17 – The Steel Wheels
• October 24 – Yellow Brick Road (Elton John Tribute)
• October 29 – Jackson Dean
• October 30 – Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)
   

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol

• October 3 – Symphony of the Mountains: Beethoven & Beginnings
• October 10 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• October 17 – Lucinda Williams
• October 23 – Lorrie Morgan
• October 30 – Molly Hatchet

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

• October 3 – Jim Lauderdale

At The Rex Theater in Galax

• October 2 – Whitetop Mountain Band
• October 3 – Dori Freeman
• October 10 – Quinn Sullivan
• October 16 – Amanda Cook
• October 17 – Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers

At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons

• October 3 – DCB Bluegrass Band
• October 10 – Crooked Road Ramblers
• October 17 – The Kody Norris Show
• October 24 – Hunter Berry and his Bluegrass Band
   

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

• October 30 – Art Garfunkel

At Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow

• October 2 – Chris Stapleton
• October 23 – Five Finger Death Punch
• October 24 – Breaking Benjamin

At EagleBank Arena in Fairfax

• October 3 – Monsta X
• October 21 - Arcangel

At Jammin Java in Vienna

• October 1 – Shumaun
• October 2 – Irresponsible Reunion Show & Tobin James Band
• October 3 – Mindy Gledhill
• October 3 – Honor by August
• October 4 – Greywind
• October 5 – Allison Eide
• October 6 – Joshua Burnside
• October 7 – The Yawpers
• October 8 – Laura Veirs
• October 9 – Getaway Car
• October 10 – The Great Zucchini
• October 11 – Ellis Paul
• October 12 – Great Lake Swimmers
• October 13 – Garrison Starr
• October 14 – Fred Eaglesmith
• October 15 – Gettin’ Weir’d (Bob Weir Tribute)
• October 16 – The Fabulous Dialtones
• October 17 – The Brindley Brothers Reunion
• October 18 – Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz
• October 19 – Bachelor Boys Band
• October 20 – Eric Johanson
• October 21 – Will Varley
• October 23 – Welbilt & Boogiehawg
• October 24 – My Favorite Highway
• October 25 – The Kennedys
• October 26 – Oz Noy Trio
• October 29 – Baby Bugs
• October 30 – Mike Dawes
• October 31 – The Speaks & Crash Boom Bang

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

• October 1 – Yächtley Crëw
• October 2 – Martin Sexton
• October 6-7 – John Hiatt
• October 8-9 – Lalah Hathaway
• October 12 – Aoife O’Donovan
• October 15 – Keiko Matsui
• October 16 – Gerald Albright
• October 17 – The Whispers
• October 18 – Daryl Davis (Chuck Berry Tribute)
• October 20 – Five for Fighting
• October 22 – Phil Vassar
• October 24-25 – Josh Ritter
• October 27 – Emma Nissen
• October 29 – Boney James
• October 30 – Walter Beasley

At The State Theatre in Falls Church

• October 10 – The Warped Tour Band (Emo/Pop Punk Tribute)
• October 16 – Bayside Tigers (90s Tribute)
• October 30-31 – The Legwarmers (80s Tribute)

At the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg

• October 3 – Thurston Howell
• October 6 – Lucero
• October 7 – Lynch Mob
• October 9 – 70s Rock Parade (70s Tribute)
• October 10 – The Reagan Years (80s Tribute)
• October 11 – Alien Ant Farm
• October 15 – The Clarks
• October 16 – Delta Spur
• October 17 – Be Kind & Rewind (90s Tribute)
• October 18 – Mushroomhead
• October 20 – Wednesday 13
• October 23 – Mamma Mania (ABBA Tribute)
• October 24 – The Four Horsemen (Metallica Tribute)
• October 31 – Whiskey Glasses (Morgan Wallen Tribute)
   

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